# Parsarai Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/parsarai/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Parsarai Parsarai is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 296 households**, the 43rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 1,727people (2011) - 296households - 69.9%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Parsarai PIN code and other codes Parsarai falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhobidiha - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244955 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parsarai from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)47 km by road - Islampur (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Parsarai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Parsarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Parsarai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Parsarai Of every 100 households in Parsarai in 2011, 4 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Parsarai · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **8% Toilet within the home ****31%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **94% Use banking services ****33%** **46% Television ****14%** **11% Mobile phone ****51%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Parsarai? ■ Parsarai · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **921 Working population ****48.0%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (54%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 201 (24%) · **■** Marginal 39 (5%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Islampur - Sirhari1,945 people - Mobarakpur1,919 people - Chaurawan1,842 people - Akuri1,744 people - Merhi1,707 people - Harseni1,616 people - Daura1,509 people - Maidi Khurd1,508 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parsarai from Biharsharif?47 km by road - What is the population of Parsarai?1,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parsarai in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Parsarai?69.9% (Census 2011)